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A quick break from politics to slip in some religion. I’ve read a couple of things recently pointing out what is obvious but somehow ignored: Religious people are obsessed with the gays! (and if Desmond says it, you know it must be true). The latest in a long, long line is Senator Craig, who just [...]

This was broadcast on Radio 4 (national radio station for older people) last week. If you’re religious you might not like it – even I was discomforted at the time, though only by the occasional stunned silence from the audience; the content is pretty much spot on. Somehow I don’t see this making it on [...]

One of the cornerstones of debate about religion is the idea of God’s plan. A common objection to the idea of God is the ‘Problem of Evil‘, which questions how evil can exist in a world governed by a benevolent god. One of the prime responses is that what we see as evil isn’t really [...]